South Africa | Egypt Oil & Gas - Part 9
South Africa to Move Ahead with Nuclear Programme
South Africa has started a process that could lead to it adding up to 9,600MW of nuclear power to its national grid, the Department of Energy said, Reuters reported. The costs of nuclear power make it into a controver...
Africa Energy to Acquire 90% Interest in South African Block
Africa Energy Corporation (AEC), a Canada-based exploration company – formerly known as Horn Petroleum Corporation, will acquire a 90% working interest and operatorship in Block 2B offshore South Africa, Vanguar...
Eskom Loses 220MW of Power Imports from Mozambique
South Africa’s Eskom informed that it had lost 220MW of power imports from Mozambique due to a technical fault on one of the eight converters at Apollo substation in Midrand, the power company said in a statemen...
Sasol’s Executives Earnings Debated
South African Sasol group’s annual general meeting (AGM) was shaken with a decision issued by the remuneration committee to change the key performance indicators (KPIs) for executives, in a year when company earnings ... Sasol’s $210m Gas Pipeline Investment in Mozambique
South African Sasol and its partners in the Republic of Mozambique Pipeline Investments Company (ROMPCO) have announced a $210m investment in a second loop gas pipeline to be built by 2017 in order to increase the cap...
South Africa Finds Power Stability Thanks to Renewables
South African Eskom has announced stability to the power system following the connection of some renewable energy projects and independent power producers (IPP) to the grid. “Eskom has met the country’s electric...
Cow Dung Powers BMW in South Africa Amidst Blackouts
One of the top customers for South Africa’s Bio2Watt power plant is German car manufacturer BMW in Pretoria, reported the Mail & Guardian Africa. “At present, (the plant) consumes around 12 megawatts per hour and ...
South Africa Eskom Celebrates 100 Days Without Load Shedding
A day after reassuring the country that Eskom – South African electricity public utility – plans to avoid load shedding in the foreseeable future; it celebrated its 100th day without cutting power supply o...
